new

/*
 *  Document-method: now
 *
 *  Synonym for <code>Time.new</code>. Returns a +Time+ object
 *  initialized tot he current system time.
 *
 *  call-seq:
 *     Time.new -> time
 *  
 *  Returns a <code>Time</code> object initialized to the current system
 *  time. <b>Note:</b> The object created will be created using the
 *  resolution available on your system clock, and so may include
 *  fractional seconds.
 *     
 *     a = Time.new      #=> Wed Apr 09 08:56:03 CDT 2003
 *     b = Time.new      #=> Wed Apr 09 08:56:03 CDT 2003
 *     a == b            #=> false
 *     "%.6f" % a.to_f   #=> "1049896563.230740"
 *     "%.6f" % b.to_f   #=> "1049896563.231466"
 *     
 */

static VALUE
time_init(time)
    VALUE time;
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    time_modify(time);
    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    tobj->tm_got=0;
    tobj->tv.tv_sec = 0;
    tobj->tv.tv_usec = 0;
    if (gettimeofday(&tobj->tv, 0) < 0) {
        rb_sys_fail("gettimeofday");
    }

    return time;
}